101). This is demonstrated with the presence of wars, invasions, and terrorism, and it is calamitous that the amount of these is increasing every day. World violence is accompanied with obvious combat injuries, but the spread of disease and famine caused by the violence also serves to increase the rate of disabilities (Wendell, p. 101). Disability is also socially constructed with the availability of resources, such as food, water, and shelter (Wendell, p. 101). Lack of basic human resources has the potential to increase a society’s prevalence of disability by depriving a person’s physical body and mental well-being of the basic needs for
101). This is demonstrated with the presence of wars, invasions, and terrorism, and it is calamitous that the amount of these is increasing every day. World violence is accompanied with obvious combat injuries, but the spread of disease and famine caused by the violence also serves to increase the rate of disabilities (Wendell, p. 101). Disability is also socially constructed with the availability of resources, such as food, water, and shelter (Wendell, p. 101). Lack of basic human resources has the potential to increase a society’s prevalence of disability by depriving a person’s physical body and mental well-being of the basic needs for